PUTNEY CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1188032 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a choral society which rehearses regularly and gives public concerts. Our objective is to advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music.For further details please visit our website: www.putneychoralsoc.org.uk

Objects

TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£31k

Latest spending

£31k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a loss of £565 on income of £30,509 for the year ended 31st December 2025. The trustees confirm that reserves stood at £15,147, which is within the stated policy target of holding between £10,000 and £20,000.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“We made a loss of £565 on income of £30.509” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: at least £10,000 but not over £20,000 (held: £15k)

“We also have a policy of holding reserves of at least £10,000 but not over £20,000 to allow us to sustain such fluctuations.” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Ian Thomas Childschair
Geoffrey Chapman
Heather Owen
Howard Martin Railton
Lesley Christine Hazel
Sandra Letitia Bush · trustee of 1 other charity
Tricia Nearn

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Merton · Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£31k	£31k
31/12/2024	£34k	£31k
31/12/2023	£27k	£27k
31/12/2022	£22k	£25k
31/12/2021	£12k	£13k

Common questions

Is PUTNEY CHORAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a loss of £565 on income of £30,509 for the year ended 31st December 2025. The trustees confirm that reserves stood at £15,147, which is within the stated policy target of holding between £10,000 and £20,000.